West Coast of the United States

West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States, usually California, Oregon, and Washington. More specifically, the term refers to an area defined on the east by the Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Census groups the five states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii together as the Pacific States division.

Standard time zone:	UTC/GMT -8 hours
Daylight saving time:	+1 hour
Current time zone offset:	UTC/GMT -7 hours
Time zone abbreviation:	PDT - Pacific Daylight Time

SAMPLE LEGAL ACTION LETTER

SAMPLE LEGAL ACTION LETTER

WXY Company Limited

High Street

Sometown

Postcode

Telephone : 01234567899

The Directors

Widgets Limited

New Street

Downtown

Postcode

22 September, 2013

Dear Sirs

Re:      Overdue Account - £752.69

Further to my letter of 20th June, 2007, I am disappointed to note that we have still not received payment of the overdue amount on your account.

I am writing to advise you that, in accordance with the Terms of Credit Agreement signed by yourselves, I have now passed your account to our Legal Department/Solicitors/Debt Recovery Agents.  I have requested them to commence the appropriate legal procedure to recover the debt.

They shall contact you within the next few days, and if there is any genuine reason for non-payment please let them know immediately.

Whilst we value your business, you must appreciate that we can no longer trade with you until this matter is resolved, and I confirm that a “stop notice” has been placed on your account, and will remain until the outstanding amount is paid.

Yours faithfully

Director

Enc: Statement

SAMPLE STOP FAX

SAMPLE STOP FAX

From:                                                                          To:       Widgets Limited

WXY Company Limited

High Street

Sometown

Postcode

Telephone : 01234567899                                          FAX MESSAGE to 01345678912

                       

Contact: Miss Smith, Accounts                                  F.A.O. Finance Director

Subject:           Overdue account                                Date: 22 September, 2013
                                                                                   Pages (inc. this  )

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Message:

Dear Sirs

I am sorry to advise you that your account has been put on ‘Stop’ as it now exceeds our payment terms (30 days from date of invoice).

There may be a valid reason why you are withholding payment. If this is the case I would appreciate a fax or telephone call to clarify the situation, and to allow us to resolve any problem to your complete satisfaction.

I have attached a statement of your account on the second page of this fax.

Yours sincerely

SAMPLE 2ND OVERDUE LETTER

SAMPLE 2^ND OVERDUE LETTER

WXY Company Limited

High Street

Sometown

Postcode

Telephone : 01234567899

The Directors

Widgets Limited

New Street

Downtown

Postcode

22 September, 2013

Dear Sirs

Re:  Overdue Account - £752.69

I am disappointed to note that we have still not received payment of the overdue amount on your account. We have written to your accounts department but have not yet succeeded in receiving payment.

Our company strive to provide a combination of value for money and an efficient service to all our customers and this can only be achieved if all our customers pay their accounts on time.

I would be grateful if you would look into the non-payment of the overdue amount on the attached statement. If there is any reason for non-payment please let me know, otherwise we would greatly appreciate your immediate settlement.

Thank you for your help with this matter.

Yours faithfully

Director

Enc: Statement

SAMPLE 1ST OVERDUE LETTER

SAMPLE 1^ST OVERDUE LETTER

WXY Company Limited

High Street

Sometown

Postcode

Telephone : 01234567899

Widgets Limited

New Street

Downtown

Postcode

22 September, 2013

Re: Overdue Account - Reminder

Please note that according to the attached statement your account is now overdue, and a “Stop” notice has been placed on your account.

You will understand that settlement within the timescale agreed is vital, as we price our services to remain extremely competitively and rely on our customers paying on time to minimise our interest costs.

We trust that the late payment is an oversight, and look forward to settlement within the next seven days.  However, if there is any reason for withholding payment please telephone the undersigned.  We value your custom, want to ensure you are completely satisfied with our products and service, and therefore request immediate payment of the amount due.

Yours faithfully

Director

Amount overdue £ 450.62